Luis Ayala vs. Frank Viola — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Frank Viola
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Frank Viola built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala led in run prevention (ERA+ 126 vs 94), walk avoidance (BB%+ 140 vs 113), and home run suppression (HR9+ 100 vs 73). Frank Viola held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 81). Role difference aside, Luis Ayala holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Frank Viola

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.56
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
0.48
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.99
53.99
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.23
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.05
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1175
3.73
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2827
8.97
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.97
8.97
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
0.93
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
864
2.74
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.12
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
5.85
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.04
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2340
37.99
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11933
37.86
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1303
4.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.28
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.2
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.68
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10870
34.49
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.99
37.99
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.86
37.86

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Frank Viola

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
1.34
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
1.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8509
27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2836.1
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.27
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
371
1.18
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
487
1.55
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.44
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.43
93.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.081
1.081
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.76
99.76
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Frank Viola

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
421
1202.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
210
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
185
528.57
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
74.29
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
65.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
8.57
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4.01
11.46
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
82.86
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
22.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.14
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
40
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.93
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
41
117.14
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
5.12
5.12
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Frank Viola
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
62.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.71
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Frank Viola
Career
Per 600 PA